Fast Fact

Temperature :
Summer: 41-28C
Winter: 30 -16 C

Best Season :
October to February

Clothing :
Light cotton in summer and woolen in winter

Languages spoken :
Kannada, Hindi and English

STD Code:
08357

22 km from Badami, the ancient capital of the eastern Chalukyas, Pattadakal, today, is a small settlement in the state of Karnataka. Still, the place isa huge drawcard for tourists. The reason is obvious. Today, the ancient temples of eastern Chalukyas, built in the 7th and 8th centuries at Pattadakal, survive to be awe-inspiring spectacles for the flocks of tourists who throng to them.

Travellers to Pattadakal are in for a treat. Its architectural splendor will certainly appeal to your sense of sight. The monuments in Pattadakal were included in the list of World Heritage Sites in 1987.